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Facebook Should Allow Island Name in Hawaii Profile Locations

July 16, 2010 By Linda Sherman 2 Comments

The islands in the State of Hawaii are the equivalent of the difference between living in Los Angeles or San Francisco in the State of California. The distances may be shorter in some cases, but we do after all, have to fly between them. Once we know what island you are on, we might care if you … [Read more...] about Facebook Should Allow Island Name in Hawaii Profile Locations

Filed Under: Featured, Kauai, Social Marketing Tagged With: facebook, geolocation, Hawaii

Wonder about the FourSquare Bravo Badge?

July 13, 2010 By Linda Sherman 2 Comments

Have you seen the Bravo badge on Foursquare and thought about what it meant?Today I saw that Jim Turner @Genuine had unlocked the Bravo badge and I was curious what it was. Had he checked into his TV?Then I saw that Jim had checked into Centro Latin Kitchen. A quick search produced an explanation of … [Read more...] about Wonder about the FourSquare Bravo Badge?

Filed Under: Social Marketing Tagged With: bravo, foursquare, geolocation, Jim Turner

Yelp – Cross Platform Friend Find Requested

May 29, 2010 By Linda Sherman Leave a Comment

Which of my friends are on Yelp?Geolocation services like FourSquare, Gowalla and Whrrl allow us to cross reference to find friends cross platform. But as far as I know Yelp doesn't do this.The last time I tweeted something about Yelp, I got a few friends to reach out to connect to me there. I like … [Read more...] about Yelp – Cross Platform Friend Find Requested

Filed Under: Social Marketing Tagged With: geolocation, socialmedia, yelp

Are You Using GeoLocation Platforms Safely

April 8, 2010 By Linda Sherman Leave a Comment

Linda Sherman interviewing Whrrl about Geolocation Privacy

Today LaLaWag posted an excellent article written by Melissa Jun Rowley FourSquared and FourScared Important interviews with Sarah J. Gim and Paige Craig illustrate the specific types of scams that can happen. I have a great interest in Geolocation platforms and have been striving to use them … [Read more...] about Are You Using GeoLocation Platforms Safely

Filed Under: Featured, Social Marketing Tagged With: foursquare, geolocation, how to, lalawag, security, tips

Great Geolocation Podcast, Waiting for More SxSWi Podcasts

March 25, 2010 By Linda Sherman Leave a Comment

Helping to find full length audio archives from South by Southwest, I had this experience. At one point there was a full length audio for the SxSW panel on geolocation. The panel at 5PM on March 16 was moderated by Lane Becker @monstro with panelists MG Siegler @parislemon Kate … [Read more...] about Great Geolocation Podcast, Waiting for More SxSWi Podcasts

Filed Under: Conferences, Social Marketing Tagged With: geolocation, sxswi, sxswpodcast

Foursquare Helped us Find SXSW parties, Heather Meeker’s Belmont was my Fave

March 24, 2010 By Linda Sherman 2 Comments

Dennis Crowley (center) arriving at Heather Meeker's party at the Belmont about 1am The Belmont party was announced spur of the moment March 13. Heather Meeker thanks Mike Prasad for helping to make this whrrl "flash party" happen and Brian Solis for sparking the idea. For the first hour, … [Read more...] about Foursquare Helped us Find SXSW parties, Heather Meeker’s Belmont was my Fave

Filed Under: Featured, Relationships, Social Marketing Tagged With: foursquare, geolocation, heathermeeker, whrrl

Geolocation Services Like Foursquare Surge at SxSW 2010

March 22, 2010 By Linda Sherman 4 Comments

Linda Sherman interviewing Whrrl about Geolocation Privacy

My response to a letter from Jeff Pulver exclaiming how strongly Gowalla performed at SxSW 2010. I was surprised that he never mentioned Whrrl in his letter even though they had just sponsored a party for him in Los Angeles. Update: Both Gowalla and Whrrl are now defunct. I did sign up for … [Read more...] about Geolocation Services Like Foursquare Surge at SxSW 2010

Filed Under: Social Marketing Tagged With: foursquare, geolocation, whrrl

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